The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-16
A COWS HEAD.
Vaccination Causes Picture Of One to
Appear on q Boys Arm.
From the San Francisco Alta.

Appear on Boy Arm.
FFops the San Francisco Alta.
1t is disputed question among members
of the medbsal fraternity as to whether vac
cine matter injected into a human BEINGS
system really possesses the power which for
so many years has been attributed to it of
preventing the person so vaccnated from
falling victim to the dreadful disease,
small pox. Strong reasons are urged both
for and against the practice of vaccination.
Disputants of the anti-vaccination school
boldly proclaim that the scabby material
furnished by the bovine species inoculates
the human blood with all manner
of diseases and disorders. Now and
then, rarely it is true, isolated cases are re-
ported where persons have suffered fearfully
after going through a course of vaccina-
ton. The afflicted ones have usually been
children OF tender ages, and it is not long
since that a case was reported from little
town in Connecticut where an infant was
made insane through the effects of the "pois-
onous" bovine virus in its blood. San Fran
cisco has at last gained its shining example
in this line. 1t cropped up last week i'll the
health office, and it is really a strange, ifnot
marvellous, manifestation of the freaks that
vaccine matter will play with the blood
of.the human system.
Il want to see the DOCTOR" said tall
woman, with physique like historic
Roman matron, entering the Health
Office during a vaccination matinee, drag
ging boy about 10 years old by the hand.
"Yes'm; just get into line with your little
one, said the obligmg attendant.
"Oh, yes" cried the woman fiercely, as
she drew back and glanced at the at
again, wouldn't you, with your smoothly
ways"
'What do you mean, ma'am" asked the
astonished attendant
"You don't recolect me, probably, but l
do you" was the rejoinder. Il came in
here three weeks ago and had my dear little
Johnny vaccinated, and it's a pretty mark
you made on his arm. Say, what pizen is
that you user
BEST ma tier from the finest cow farm in
Pennsylvania" murmured the attendant,
while the loquacious matron became the
centre of attraction in the office.
STUFF from COW farm? | should say it
was! It's just chuck full of COW, l should
judge. Oh, it's lucky | didn't bring my
little girl here. You'd have had a herd of
cows sprouting out on her face, to spoil her
beauty. just see herem
AS the woman was speaking she drew the
sleeve OF "little Johnniesn shirt up to his
shoulder, barring the arm. A cry of aston
ishment was echoed from those around.
On the white flesh just below the shoulder,
and where it is considered proper TO locate
the vaccine matter, was black blotch of
irregular shape. 1t was about the size of q
silver dollar A second glance showed that
the irregular shape of the blotch was given
to it by its being an exact representation of
a cows head, en- silhouette. The nose, jaw
and horns We're perfect. There was even a
speck of white flesh visible where the eye
was supposed to be located.
Its painted" cried dozen voices.
mo, faint" snapped the mother, vic
iously, as she eyed the now thoroughly dis
composed attendant and other attaches of
the Office who had gathered around. Sure
enough, closer inspection proved conclu-
sively that the blotch was caused by the dis
colored blood gathered under the skin. 1t
was cows head done in blood. The sight
of the picture seemed to arouse the mothers
wrath to an alarming extent.
''Now, what do you think of thatp' she
vociferated, advancing threateningly upon
the shrinking attendant, whom she evil
IDENTIFY took for the artistic surgeon who had
operated on Johnnie's arm. That there
cows head came out on his arm as the sore
healed up. It's burning shame" The lady
was pacifie1 finally by being told the mark
could possibly be removed by skillful sur
geon; that it was only gathering of blood
beneath the skin.
She at last departed in a mild state of
wrath, without giving her name or address,
and did not appear to appreciate the sug-
gestion of facetious reporter who had
watched the proceedings, that she rent little
Johnnie out to dime museum The posi-
BILE effects of vaccination, as displayed in
little Johnnie's case, did not cause much
CONSERVATION among the children who were
to be operated upon, and, five minutes after
the matron's departure, the regular work Of
vaccination was going merrily on.